Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

I take it from the Minister's response that the proposed budget will include measures which will increase revenue in the period up to the end of 2013 by in excess of €2 billion. For this year alone, the three measures I outlined will cost €779 million. Is there any indication what measures the Minister proposes to introduce to bring in this money to the State? Are we facing a finance Bill and a social welfare Bill as part of this budget? What economic impact assessment has been undertaken in regard to the measures the Minister has outlined in the programme for Government and the counterbalancing measures that are being discussed in the Department at this time?

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